Administrative assistants perform a range of administrative tasks in an organisation.
Administrative assistants may perform the following tasks:
sort and distribute incoming mail to areas and staff within the organisation and dispatch outgoing mail
write business letters, reports or office memoranda using word processing programmes
answer telephone enquiries from customers, attend to visitors and assist other staff in the organisation with their enquiries
operate a range of office machines such as photocopiers, computers and faxes
file papers and documents
undertake other duties such as banking, credit control or payroll functions.